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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2008 marked the 60th anniversary of Wright |
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Distributing Company, and this notable business is indeed deserving |
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of recognition for its many decades of dedicated service to Central |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1948, Louis and Virginia Wright founded a |
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beverage distribution company in Bastrop County and began their |
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operation in a very straightforward manner: Mr. Wright would drive |
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a truck to New Orleans to buy a load of Jax Beer and then return to |
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Bastrop to sell it in the local area; and |
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WHEREAS, In time, the business expanded; Wright Distributing |
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contracted with additional suppliers and began to serve a wider |
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area; today, it employs nearly 150 people and serves 13 counties out |
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of warehouses located in Bastrop, New Braunfels, and Taylor; the |
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company is an important distributor for Miller Brewing, and its |
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exceptional sales performance has been recognized by the brewer on |
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numerous occasions; and |
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WHEREAS, Wright Distributing remains a family-run operation, |
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with Jane Wright and Sandy Wright Kibby, the daughters of the |
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company's founders, serving as president and vice president, |
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respectively; other owners include general manager Tom Clayton, |
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vice president Clay Kibby, and Kim Kibby Bratton, the daughter of |
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Sandy Wright Kibby; and |
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WHEREAS, For six decades, this locally owned business has |
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made significant contributions to the area economy, and it stands |
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as an inspiring example of the achievements that can be realized by |
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hardworking entrepreneurs in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the 60th anniversary of Wright |
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Distributing Company and extend to the management and staff sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |